Holiday Successes!

The CAC would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to all those who joined us for our Holiday Open House! Because of the generous donations provided by you, we were able to ensure each of our families had a joyous holiday and plenty of gifts under their trees. Another shout out goes to Casey, Debbie, and Randy for their yummy donation of hams and turkeys; families were so excited to come pick up the food and our hallway smelled wonderful!

Come jingle some joy in a childs' life!

Children’s Advocacy Center: Open House & Gift Drive

Applied Psychology Group of Texoma and the

Grayson County Children’s Advocacy Center are joining together for the 1st Annual Gift Gathering.

          An Open House is to be held Thursday,

December 8th, 2011 from 4-6pm. Join us in making the holidays a joyous time for children all over Grayson County.   Bring an unwrapped gift to drop off under our Christmas tree.

 Address: 120 W. King Street, Sherman, TX

The Open House will be held at our temporary location in the old Sherman ISD building.

For any questions or concerns: 903-957-0440

 

Tragic Events of Pennsylvania State

 The Tragic Events unfolding at Penn State serve to emphasize the sexual abuse perpetrated on children across the United States. However, what has happened at Penn State is not a unique situation.The Grayson County Children's Advocacy Center sees over  400 children each year. Most of these children have been sexually abused by someone they know and trust, many times a family member. What is really sad is that we know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

• 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused before her 18th birthday, as will 1 out of 6 boys, but only 1 in 10 will tell someone.
• Professionals who suspect abuse make a report to CPS or law enforcement only 30% of the time.

While the law in Pennsylvania is more vague in who must report abuse, Texas law is not the least bit vague. In Texas, any adult is a mandated reporter, which means anyone suspecting child abuse must report to CPS or law enforcement. It's our responsibility to protect the children in our community. In view of what's happening at Penn State, let's take this opportunity to work together to protect our children.
The CAC offers training programs at no cost to groups of adults in our community to help them understand how to recognize abuse and their responsibilities in reporting. If you know a school group, church group or other organizations who will work with children on a regular basis that would benifit from this training, please refer them to us at 903-957-0440.
You can also learn more about the CAC at http://www.cacgc.org/.

6TH Annual Guardian Angel Golf Scramble

Hello everyone!

For our very first post I would like to talk about something that we are very excited about here at CAC, and that is the 6TH Annual Guardian Angel Golf Scramble!
Come to the Grayson County College Golf Course on October 1st at 7:30am to 12:00pm for great cash prizes, loads of FUN, and for the opportunity to benefit the Children's Advocacy Center!

If interested, please contact to register at 903-957-0440 and if you wish for more information, please feel free to contact Bobbi Wieck at bwieck@cacgc.org.